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Undergraduate Course: Field-Work Approaches for the Study of Religion (REST10047)

Course Outline

School

School of Divinity

College

College of Humanities and Social Science

Credit level (Normal year taken)

SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)

Availability

Available to all students

SCQF Credits

20

ECTS Credits

10

Summary

Some understanding of theoretical, ethical and practical aspects of field work is essential for students engaging in research with people. Given that a focus on religion is common to all students in Divinity, and that research in this area faces some very particular issues, this course will enable undergraduate students especially but not only from Religious Studies and Practical Theology to gain the necessary competence and confidence.

Course description

Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)

Pre-requisites

Co-requisites

Prohibited Combinations

Other requirements

None

Information for Visiting Students

Pre-requisites

Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.

Course Delivery Information

Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students should have:
1. A basic understanding of the contribution of field work to the study of religion.
2. The ability to identify and carry out practical research in Edinburgh related to the broad field of religion, using anthropological approaches, presented in a 2000 word essay and formative and summative field work reports.
3. The capacity to translate this training to dissertation or relevant coursework.
4. A demonstrable ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
5. Demonstrable good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.